Robert Boyd Herndon (1886 - 1934): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1886 - 1934 (47 years)

Name	Robert Boyd Herndon [2]
Birth	22 Jun 1886	Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States [3]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Hotel Clerk [4]
Occupation	Railroad Conductor (Frisco Railway) [5, 6, 7]
Census	13 Jun 1900	Justice Precinct 1, Lamar County, Texas, United States [8]
Census	Mar 1910	Ward 4, Hugo Township, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States [9]
Residence	Jun 1917	Allen, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States [3]
Census	26 Jan 1920	Justice Precinct #1, Wichita Falls City, Wichita County, Texas, United States [10]
Residence	Apr 1930	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States [4]
225 East Third Street
Census	5 Apr 1930	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States [4]
Cause of Death	Heart Attack [6]
Death	9 Mar 1934	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States [6]
Burial	10 Mar 1934	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States [6, 11]
Burial	Block 2U, Lot 15, Space 3
Person ID	I1124	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	4 Jul 2018

Father	George Wallace Herndon, b. 20 Jun 1850, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States d. 4 Oct 1911, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States (Age 61 years)
Mother	Mary Emma Draper, b. 8 Jan 1857, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States d. 6 Feb 1937, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 80 years)
Marriage	23 Dec 1875	Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States [7, 12]
Notes	[Anderson-1964] incorrectly lists 22 Dec 1875 as the date of George Wallace Herndon’s marriage to Mary Emma Draper. [7, 12]
Family ID	F1483	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Tennie May Calhoun, b. 1 May 1891, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States d. 7 Nov 1977, Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California, United States (Age 86 years)

Marriage 12 Dec 1908 Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States [13]

Separated Aft Jun 1917 [3]

Notes

Tennie’s parents, James Marion Calhoun and Sarah Elizabeth (Turpin) Calhoun, served as witnesses for the marriage license application and marriage certificate. [13]

Children

	1. Robert Paul Herndon, b. 9 Oct 1909, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States d. 12 Dec 1992, West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States (Age 83 years)
	2. William Pryor Herndon, b. 30 Jan 1912, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States d. 11 Mar 1995, Oxnard, Ventura County, California, United States (Age 83 years)

Family ID F804 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Jul 2015

Event Map

	Birth - 22 Jun 1886 - Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States
	Marriage - 12 Dec 1908 - Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States
	Census - Mar 1910 - Ward 4, Hugo Township, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States
	Residence - Apr 1930 - Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States
	Census - 5 Apr 1930 - Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States
	Burial - 10 Mar 1934 - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States

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Photos
Robert Boyd Herndon and Sons
Bill's great-grandfather (paternal) and sons circa 1914 -
Photo courtesy of Robert Raymond Herndon

Notes

Sometime between 1917 and 1920, Robert Boyd Herndon and Tennie May Calhoun separated, as he is living alone in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas in 1920. By 1930, he is living in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. [US-1930-1i] has two entries for Robert. In the first he lists himself as “single”. In the second his is listed as “widowed”. The location of Tennie and of Robert Boyd’s sons, Robert Paul Herndon and William Pryor Herndon, in 1920 has not yet been established. Although it is known that the boys were not living with any of their immediate Herndon relatives in 1920. [4, 10, 14]
[US-SS, 1917a], as well as [Anderson-1964], lists Robert Boyd Herndon’s birth place as Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, but this conflicts with other sources including information from the birth certificates of his two sons which list Paris, Lamar County, Texas. This database uses the former as Robert Boyd’s draft registration was actually filled out by him. [5, 7, 14, 15]
Robert Boyd Herndon’s headstone and [Anderson-1964] incorrectly list his death year as 1933. [7]
[Anderson-1964] incorrectly lists the date of Robert Boyd Herndon’s marriage to Tennie May Calhoun as 20 Apr 1910. [7, 13]
In the 1930 US Federal Census, Robert Boyd Herndon was enumerated at the residence hotel where he worked as a clerk. Whether or not this was his actual residence is not known. [4]

Reference Herndon, William Robert. "Robert Boyd Herndon", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I1124&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 23-Jul-2025].

Sources

[S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.
[S108] [US-SSA-1937a] "Robert Paul Herndon - Original Application for Social Security Account Number," Washington, District of Columbia: Social Security Administration, 1937.
[S437] [US-SSS-1917a] "World War I Draft Registration - Robert Boyd Herndon," World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), reel 1852072, reference 35-2-17-A, card 136.
[S329] [US-1930-1i] "Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma," Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T626, roll 1897, E.D. 62, sheet 9A.
[S233] [OkSDoH-1909a] "Birth Certificate of Robert Paul Herndon," Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma State Department of Health, register 5864.
[S246] [Hugo-1934] "Obituary of R. B. ‘Bob’ Herndon," Hugo Daily News, page 1.
[S113] [Anderson-1964] Anderson, Ethel Nichols et al., Draper Families in America, Nashville, Tennessee: The Parthenon Press, 1964.
[S109] [US-1900-1a] "Justice Precinct 1, Lamar County, Texas," Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T623, roll 1652, E.D. 62, sheet 14A.
[S55] [US-1910-1a] "Hugo City, Choctaw County, Oklahoma," Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T624, roll 1247, E.D. 58, sheet 23A.
[S331] [US-1920-1f] "Justice Precinct #1, Wichita Falls City, Wichita County, Texas," Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T625, roll 1858, E.D. 119, sheet 32A.
[S247] [MtOlivet-1911a] "Buriel Record of Robert B. Herndon," Interment Records - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Oklahoma: Mount Olivet Cemetery, 2002, deed 1911.
[S240] [Lamar-1875] "Marriage License of G. W. Hearndon and Mary E Draper," Paris Texas: County Clerk’s Office, Lamar County, file 1368.
[S251] [Bryan-1908] "Marriage License of R. B. Herndon and Tennie Calhoun," Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma: County Clerk’s Office.
[S437] [US-SSS-1917a] "World War I Draft Registration - Robert Boyd Herndon," World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), reel 1852072, reference 35-2-17-A, card 136.
[S234] [OkSBoH-1912a] "Birth Certificate of William Pryor Herndon," Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma State Board of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics, file 6376.

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